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David P. Merlino

Examiner (ID: 7077, Phone: (571)272-8362 , Office: P/3669 )

Most Active Art Unit
3669
Art Unit(s)
3665, 3669
Total Applications
499
Issued Applications
339
Pending Applications
53
Abandoned Applications
121

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/006623
Dynamic stop time threshold selection for hands-free driving Aug 27, 2020 Issued
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17/003827
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING WITH SURFEL MAPS Aug 25, 2020 Abandoned
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16/995627
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING USING LOCAL DRIVING PATTERNS Aug 16, 2020 Abandoned
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16/989776
System and method for managing flexible control of vehicles by diverse agents in autonomous driving simulation Aug 9, 2020 Issued
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16/988384
In-vehicle component user interface Aug 6, 2020 Issued
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16/984307
Method for autonomous driving of a vehicle Aug 3, 2020 Issued
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16/941505
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FLEXIBLE CONTROL OF VEHICLES BY DIVERSE AGENTS IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SIMULATION Jul 27, 2020 Abandoned
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16/929437
TERRAIN-SENSITIVE ROUTE PLANNING Jul 14, 2020 Abandoned
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16/906736
System and method for path planning in vehicles Jun 18, 2020 Issued
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16/904209
Apparatus for determining hands-on based on motion recognition, system including the same, and vehicle control method thereof Jun 16, 2020 Issued
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16/884791
Vehicle control system May 26, 2020 Issued
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16/874978
Communication system, transmitter, receiver, and communication method May 14, 2020 Issued
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16/866574
Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium May 4, 2020 Issued
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16/867203
Courteous trajectory planning for automated vehicles May 4, 2020 Issued
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16/839134
Method and control unit for detecting drowsiness of a driver for a driver assistance system for a vehicle Apr 2, 2020 Issued
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16/836167
Method for handling brake failure of autonomous vehicle and device and system therefor Mar 30, 2020 Issued
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16/832925
VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Mar 26, 2020 Abandoned
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16/831980
Speed planning for autonomous vehicles Mar 26, 2020 Issued
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16/829938
Systems and methods for switching between a primary driver and a secondary driver for a vehicle Mar 24, 2020 Issued
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16/825406
Adaptive sensor array system and method Mar 19, 2020 Issued
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